CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	Common Shares	Treasury Shares	Contributed Surplus	Accumulated Earnings	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	TE Connectivity Ltd. Shareholders' Equity	Noncontrolling Interests	Total
Balance at Sep. 27, 2013	$ 189	$ (720)	$ 6,136	$ 2,472	$ 303	$ 8,380	$ 6	$ 8,386
Balance (in shares) at Sep. 27, 2013	429	(17)
Increase (Decrease) in Equity:
Net income				1,781		1,781		1,781
Other comprehensive loss					(320)	(320)		(320)
Share-based compensation expense			84			84		84
Dividends approved			(473)			(473)		(473)
Exercise of share options		$ 156				156		156
Exercise of share options (in shares)		5
Restricted share award vestings and other activity		$ 125	(122)			3		3
Restricted share award vestings and other activity (in shares)		2
Repurchase of common shares		$ (604)				(604)		$ (604)
Repurchase of common shares (in shares)		(11)						(11)
Cancellation of treasury shares	$ (5)	$ 399	(394)
Cancellation of treasury shares (in shares)	(10)	10						(10)
Balance at Sep. 26, 2014	$ 184	$ (644)	5,231	4,253	(17)	9,007	6	$ 9,013
Balance (in shares) at Sep. 26, 2014	419	(11)
Increase (Decrease) in Equity:
Net income				2,420		2,420		2,420
Other comprehensive loss					(356)	(356)		(356)
Share-based compensation expense			95			95		95
Dividends approved			(526)			(526)		(526)
Exercise of share options		$ 103				103		103
Exercise of share options (in shares)		3
Restricted share award vestings and other activity		$ 143	(138)			5	$ (6)	(1)
Restricted share award vestings and other activity (in shares)		1
Repurchase of common shares		$ (1,163)				(1,163)		$ (1,163)
Repurchase of common shares (in shares)		(18)						(18)
Cancellation of treasury shares	$ (2)	$ 305	(303)
Cancellation of treasury shares (in shares)	(5)	5						(5)
Balance at Sep. 25, 2015	$ 182	$ (1,256)	4,359	6,673	(373)	9,585		$ 9,585
Balance (in shares) at Sep. 25, 2015	414	(20)
Increase (Decrease) in Equity:
Net income				2,009		2,009		2,009
Other comprehensive loss					(169)	(169)		(169)
Share-based compensation expense			91			91		91
Dividends approved			(512)			(512)		(512)
Exercise of share options		$ 90				90		90
Exercise of share options (in shares)		2
Restricted share award vestings and other activity		$ 146	(145)			1		1
Restricted share award vestings and other activity (in shares)		2
Repurchase of common shares		$ (2,610)				(2,610)		$ (2,610)
Repurchase of common shares (in shares)		(43)						(43)
Cancellation of treasury shares	$ (14)	$ 2,006	(1,992)
Cancellation of treasury shares (in shares)	(31)	31						(31)
Balance at Sep. 30, 2016	$ 168	$ (1,624)	$ 1,801	$ 8,682	$ (542)	$ 8,485		$ 8,485
Balance (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2016	383	(28)